12/12/2024
I am very sad to say that one of our dear friends and inspirations to this beloved community has passed away. Cinnamon (aka The Art Sherpa) was one of the first teachers and community artists on Youtube that I started watching when I began learning how to teach Painting classes while teaching at a Michael's store back in 2015. Even though my style has changed over the years and I grew into my own style of teaching and painting, I still cherished her work and would get inspired by her. We will all miss her dearly! 💔 🎨
It is with deep sorrow that we share the heartbreaking news that Cinnamon Cooney, our beloved Art Sherpa, has passed away. We don’t have all the details yet, but it appears she suffered a heart attack. Despite the efforts of John and the paramedics, they were unable to resuscitate her, and she went to her final rest early Tuesday morning, Dec 10th, at home, with John by her side.
We want to express our heartfelt gratitude for all the love and support you've given us. Your kindness has meant the world to Cinnamon and John and they deeply cherished each and every one of you. She was passionate about teaching the world to paint, and it was because of your passion and encouragement that she found such joy in her work. We will soon be looking for ways to make sure her legacy lives on, and maintaining the loving and supportive community/family she created on Facebook and YouTube.
John and the children are of course grieving and need some time to process. We ask that you respect their privacy during this time and don’t try to reach out to them personally. If you would like to leave a message of condolence, please do it here in groups.You can also write [email protected] and leave a message, share a favorite memory of Cinnamon, how she made a difference in your life, what your favorite painting was, etc and we will pass those messages on to John and make a document/little book for him and the children to cherish down the road. Please try to keep it relatively short and simple.
We started a Go Fund Me https://gofund.me/ffaba8b2 to help with Cinnamons final expenses and what they will need to sustain them through this incredibly difficult time.
If you have a store account you can make a donation/gratuity there: https://store.theartsherpa.com/choose-your-amount-gratuity-to-the--art-sherpa-p15.aspx.
